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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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